How long should kids take medicine for an overactive thyroid?
Long‐term outcomes of anti‐thyroid drug treatment in childhood‐onset Graves' disease
Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
Some kids get an overactive thyroid called Graves' disease and take pills to calm it down. This study looked at what happened to them years later.
No biological mechanisms were identified in this study. This may be an epidemiological, observational, or survey-based study that reports associations rather than proposing causal biological pathways.
Systematic Reviews & Meta-Analyses
Max 100Randomized Controlled Trials
Max 90Cohort Studies
Max 72Case-Control Studies
Max 58Cross-Sectional Studies
Max 44Case Reports & Case Series
Max 30Expert Opinion & Narrative Reviews
Max 550 / 72
Evidence Score
Groups of people are followed over time to see who develops an outcome. Strong for identifying risk factors and associations, but cannot prove causation as firmly as RCTs.
Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
Some kids get an overactive thyroid called Graves' disease and take pills to calm it down. This study looked at what happened to them years later.
No biological mechanisms were identified in this study. This may be an epidemiological, observational, or survey-based study that reports associations rather than proposing causal biological pathways.
Systematic Reviews & Meta-Analyses
Max 100Randomized Controlled Trials
Max 90Cohort Studies
Max 72Case-Control Studies
Max 58Cross-Sectional Studies
Max 44Case Reports & Case Series
Max 30Expert Opinion & Narrative Reviews
Max 550 / 72
Evidence Score
Groups of people are followed over time to see who develops an outcome. Strong for identifying risk factors and associations, but cannot prove causation as firmly as RCTs.
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Authors
Puttawong D, Mahachoklertwattana P, Numthavaj P, Woratanarat P, Pongratanakul S, Koad P, Poomthavorn P